Moody’s has stated that Louisiana is one of six states that will have to address budget shortfalls in its fiscal year forecast because of lower tax revenues from job losses in the energy sector as oil prices continue to fall.

The Travis County District Attorney’s Office is restructuring its workers’ compensation fraud unit and implementing new safeguards against potential abuse and conflicts of interest after a highly critical series published by the Texas Tribune and the Austin American-Statesman.

Patrick Robinson, current Director of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration, has served in the position for about eleven months in what was initially an interim appointment prior to the election of a new gubernatorial administration. Now that John Bel Edwards has been elected governor and the process of cabinet positions is ongoing, we sat down again with Robinson to get his perspective on what he’s been able to accomplish, what his plans are, and what remains to be done.

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